As part of its winter heating strategy, Ulaanbaatar has banned the use of raw coal and transitioned to using middling and semi-coked briquettes.
Deputy Governor of the Capital City of Mongolia, Amartuvshin Amgalanbayar, in charge of the Social Sector, Green Development, Air and Environmental Pollution, met with a City-to-City Collaboration Team from Japan to discuss clean energy solutions and explore future joint initiatives.
Highlighting the city’s phased transition away from coal and its shift toward cleaner energy sources such as gas, electricity, and renewables, the Deputy Governor expressed Ulaanbaatar’s intent to learn from the experience of Sapporo, Japan, a city with a similar climate, and to implement projects in collaboration with the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).
Through the JCM, Ulaanbaatar city aims to implement greenhouse gas reduction projects with Japanese investment, introducing eco-friendly, low-emission technologies and products from developed countries.
Fujii Masanori, a representative of the City-to-City Collaboration Team, stressed the importance of tackling the root sources of greenhouse gas emissions. He noted that by effectively reducing heat loss and improving energy efficiency, significant progress can be achieved and pledged continued support for Ulaanbaatar’s clean energy transition.
Phased efforts to reduce air pollution are currently underway as part of Ulaanbaatar’s 24 mega development projects. In the first phase of phasing out coal use, the city has insulated 5,000 households across five khoroos in the heavily polluted districts of Chingeltei and Bayangol, replacing coal-based heating with gas.

Published Date:2025-09-14